ODI no. 2565
 ICC World Cup - 35th Match, Super Eights
Australia v England 		2006/07 season

Played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (neutral venue), on 8 April 2007 (50-over match)

Result Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

 England innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
IR Bell c Hussey b McGrath 77 126 90 9 0 85.55
captain MP Vaughan b Tait 5 12 8 1 0 62.50
AJ Strauss b Tait 7 11 10 0 0 70.00
KP Pietersen c Clarke b Bracken 104 182 122 6 1 85.24
PD Collingwood c wicket-keeperGilchrist b Tait 2 3 5 0 0 40.00
A Flintoff st wicket-keeperGilchrist b Hogg 4 20 19 0 0 21.05
RS Bopara c Hussey b Bracken 21 43 36 2 0 58.33
wicket-keeper PA Nixon c Hodge b McGrath 8 14 6 0 1 133.33
SI Mahmood c Hodge b Bracken 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
MS Panesar not out 1 3 2 0 0 50.00
JM Anderson lbw b McGrath 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
    Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 7, nb 3) 18
    Total (all out; 49.5 overs) 247

Fall of wicketsNW Bracken 10 1 33 3 3.30 (1w)
 SW Tait 10 0 41 3 4.10 (2nb, 3w)
 GD McGrath 9.5 0 62 3 6.30 (1w)
 MJ Clarke 4 0 27 0 6.75
 GB Hogg 10 0 36 1 3.60 (1w)
 A Symonds 6 0 40 0 6.66

 Australia innings (target: 248 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
wicket-keeper AC Gilchrist c Collingwood b Flintoff 27 51 37 5 0 72.97
ML Hayden b Collingwood 41 91 50 6 0 82.00
captain RT Ponting run out (Collingwood) 86 133 106 11 0 81.13
MJ Clarke not out 55 130 63 2 0 87.30
A Symonds not out 28 33 28 4 1 100.00
    Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 5) 11
    Total (3 wickets; 47.2 overs) 248

Did not bat MEK Hussey , BJ Hodge , GB Hogg , NW Bracken , SW Tait , GD McGrath

Fall of wicketsJM Anderson 10 1 49 0 4.90 (3w)
 SI Mahmood 9.2 1 60 0 6.42 (1w)
 A Flintoff 10 1 35 1 3.50
 MS Panesar 9 0 48 0 5.33
 PD Collingwood 9 0 50 1 5.55 (1w)

Toss England, who chose to bat first
Points Australia 2, England 0

Player of the match SW Tait (Australia)

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
Match referee MJ Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire N Malcolm

 Match notes

  • England innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • England: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (84 balls), Extras 5
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (IR Bell 25, KP Pietersen 23, Ex 2)
  • Drinks: England - 77/2 in 16.0 overs (IR Bell 35, KP Pietersen 25)
  • England: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (119 balls), Extras 5
  • KP Pietersen: 50 off 49 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • IR Bell: 50 off 69 balls (5 x 4)
  • 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 108 balls (IR Bell 43, KP Pietersen 55, Ex 2)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 26.1 - 31.0
  • England: 150 runs in 26.5 overs (165 balls), Extras 9
  • Drinks: England - 169/4 in 32.0 overs (KP Pietersen 65, A Flintoff 2)
  • England: 200 runs in 41.2 overs (255 balls), Extras 16
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (KP Pietersen 25, RS Bopara 21, Ex 4)
  • KP Pietersen: 100 off 117 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Australia innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (60 balls), Extras 4
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (AC Gilchrist 26, ML Hayden 20, Ex 4)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Drinks: Australia - 57/1 in 11.0 overs (ML Hayden 26)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • Australia: 100 runs in 23.3 overs (144 balls), Extras 4
  • Drinks: Australia - 134/2 in 30.0 overs (RT Ponting 44, MJ Clarke 17)
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 69 balls (7 x 4)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (RT Ponting 35, MJ Clarke 17, Ex 1)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 31.3 overs (194 balls), Extras 6
  • 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (RT Ponting 63, MJ Clarke 37, Ex 3)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 39.1 overs (240 balls), Extras 7
  • MJ Clarke: 50 off 59 balls (2 x 4)